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New Delhi: LG G Watch is the first Android Wear smartwatch to go on sale in India. Priced at Rs 14,999, the watch is available to order on the Google India Play Store. Users can prebook a smartwatch but it will not be shipped before July 8.
The G Watch, which...

New Delhi: Google Inc unveiled a "Google Fit" platform on Wednesday to help users of its Android mobile software collate and keep track of health and fitness data on smartwatches and other mobile devices.
Fit functions similarly to recently introduced services from Apple and Samsung. The tracking and analysis of health...

New Delhi: At its annual developer's conference Google gave the world a look into what to expect from the next generation of the Android operating system. The next version of Android has been codenamed 'L', that many assume to stand for 'Lollipop'. Google has a history of naming each version...

New Delhi: Google's Android operating system is stretching beyond its usual focus on smartphones and tablets into cars, homes and smartwatches at the Internet giant's annual developer's conference.
At Google I/O 2014, attended by about 6,000 developers, bloggers and journalists, the company announced Android TV, a version of its Android...

San Francisco: Google on Wednesday announced it is working on a low-cost smartphone aimed at emerging markets as part of an initiative called Android One.
The Android-powered handset will be built with a basic set of features including FM radio, have a screen slightly smaller than five inches and be priced...

Google, whose Android software reigns as the world's dominant smartphone operating system, will step up efforts to make inroads into cars, televisions and other devices at its annual developer conference this week. Follow the updates of the Google I/O 2014 keynote address on our live blog.
The twoday Google I/O conference...

San Francisco: Google Inc is developing a service that will combine information from health apps and personal fitness devices, in another competitive move against Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co, Forbes reported.
The new service, to be called Google Fit, will make its debut at the Internet company's developer conference later...

San Francisco: Social networking services Facebook and Twitter are coming to Google Glass, the wearable computer made by the Internet search company.
Google announced on Thursday a halfdozen apps specially designed to work on its Glass devices. News network CNN, fashion magazine Elle, as well as online apps Tumblr and Evernote...

San Francisco: Google launched a music service on Wednesday that allows users to listen to unlimited songs for $9.99 a month, challenging smaller companies like Pandora and Spotify in the market for streaming music.
With its new service, announced at its annual developers' conference in San Francisco, Google has adopted the...

San Francisco: Google used its annual conference for software developers, Google I/O, to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online games, maps, search, music and photos and are meant to help the company cement its role in people's technological lives. Here's a look at some...

Google is expected to use its Google I/O annual software developers' conference to showcase the latest mobile devices running on its Android software, while also unveiling other features in its evolving product lineup. Watch the live stream of the keynote address and follow live updates here.
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San Francisco: Google has signed licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment to launch a subscription music service that would compete with fastgrowing startup Spotify, according to a report on Tuesday in technology blog The Verge.
Google, the world's No. 1 search engine, could unveil the streaming music...

San Francisco: Google is expected to use its annual software developers' conference to showcase the latest mobile devices running on its Android software, while also unveiling other features in its evolving product lineup.
The gathering, scheduled to begin Wednesday in San Francisco, provides Google with an opportunity to flex its technological...

San Francisco: Google's Chrome browser can now be used to surf the Web on the iPhone and iPad.
The Chrome application released Thursday is the latest volley in the escalating rivalry between Google Inc. and Apple Inc., which makes those two popular mobile devices. The announcement highlighted the second day of...

New Delhi: Android 4.1, codenamed "Jelly Bean," is the latest version of Android, which was announced by Google at its fifth annual developer conference Google I/O 2012. Adding new features to the latest version of Android, Google claims to have made improvements throughout the platform. Google previewed it at...

San Francisco: Google cofounder Sergey Brin made a splashy entrance during a San Francisco conference while CEO Larry Page recovered from an ailment that has left him unable to speak.
Page's absence from one of Google's marquee events wasn't a surprise because the Internet search leader had announced at its annual...

San Francisco: Google helped create a world brimming with digital distractions for people spending more of their lives tethered to the Internet.
It's a phenomenon that seems unlikely to change so Google is working on a way to search for information, read text messages, watch online video and post photos...

San Francisco: Google Inc. said Wednesday that it will sell its own tablet computer, the Nexus 7, based on its Android operating system.
Google is the latest challenger to Apple, maker of the popular iPad. The new tablet will also compete directly with Amazon's Kindle Fire.
Here's a look at the key...

New Delhi: At its fifth annual Google I/O developers conference, Google announced a home entertainment device called Nexus Q. It sends content from your personal collection or YouTube to your existing TV and speaker systems. You control it through a separate Android phone or tablet.
The Nexus Q, which Google calls...

New Delhi: Google has unveiled a small computer bearing its brand. Called the Nexus Seven, the 7inch tablet is manufactured by Taiwan's AsusTek Computer .
The device will ship in midJuly starting at $199 the same price as the Kindle Fire. By contrast, iPads start at $499. Customers can start...

San Francisco: A small tablet computer bearing Google's brand is expected Wednesday.
If speculation about the longrumored device pans out, the Google tablet is likely be seen more of a threat to Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire than Apple Inc.'s topselling iPad. More details should emerge Wednesday during the opening speech of...